Young Photographer Competition

The Young Photographer Competition is a well-established and successful competition organised and promoted by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RotaryGBI).

There are three stages to the competition, each designed to support and encourage the development of photographic skills. Some stages may have more than one round. 

Aims and Objectives

The competition aims to encourage young people to:

• experiment with photography
• use digital and/or traditional methods of photography
• demonstrate interpretation of the topic
• express ideas through the medium of photography

Who can take part?

The competition is open to all schools and college communities and those who are home educated, along with any other young peoples’ community organisations, for example, community RotaKids, community Interact, Scout Groups, Girl Guides.

There are three age groups:

• Junior:                   7 to 10 years old
• Intermediate:       11 to 13 years old
• Senior:                 14 to 17 years old

Entrants must not be over the upper age parameter for each group on 31 August 2020.

With the age qualifying date of 31st August 2020, it should be noted that some junior entrants may be 11, intermediate entrants may be 14 and some senior entrants may be 18 at the time of some or all the stage competitions i.e. a competitor who may be 17 on 31st August but turns 18 on 1st September is allowed to enter. Competitors must include their age on the application form.

Task

To produce a portfolio of three photographs based upon the theme, ‘Wild Nature’ in colour or black and white. The prints must be submitted individually. Each photo should be no larger than A4 size. Mobile Phones may be used in addition to cameras.          

No actual examples will be shown here as it will be up to the individual competitors to show their interpretation of the chosen topic. 

Competition winners will be required to provide a digital copy in jpg format and ideally 5MB for an A4 sized print.

To accompany the portfolio, each entrant must provide a brief sentence describing the relationship of each photograph to the theme.

Please Note: Photographs which incorporate images of people under 18 years old must be accompanied by written permission from the parent, guardian, or carer.

Entries should be sent to the The Rotary Cliub of Kirkcaldy by Friday 29th January 2021

Entries may not be returned unless specifically requested.

How to Enter

Entries may be submitted electonically or by post.

Send your entry along with a fully completed entry form to:

The Rotary Club of Kirkcaldy
Young Photographer Competition
69 High Street
Burntisland
KY3 9BD

or

youngphotographer@kirkcaldyrotary.org

Entries to be submitted by Friday 29th January 2021.

Click on the following links to download;

Entry Form
Information Pack